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rivet::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stud |
| Type of | ornamentation, ornament, decoration |
rivet::noun | Spocien Dictionary
heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | pin |
Examples of rivet
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Nothing like leeches and sweat bees to rivet the attention of youngish children.
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The stark choices humans faced during the 1994 Rwandan genocide still rivet us.
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When thermally set, the polymer behaves like a rivet, holding the stack together.
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The problem was exacerbated by the punch rivet construction technique employed.
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The head is placed in a special hole made to accommodate it, known as a rivet-set.
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The hole is made conductive by electroplating, or is lined with a tube or a rivet.
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There were also cracks discovered at nine rivet holes forward of the rupture.
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Treacy has made the rivet wall a cornerstone of his business, Custom Engraving Ltd.
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Upon cooling, the rivet would contract and exert further force tightening the joint.
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- Concentrate: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
- Stud: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
- Fasten with a rivet or rivets
- Heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
- Hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"
- (riveting) absorbing: capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story"
- A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite the head is called the buck-tail. On installation the rivet is placed in a punched or pre-drilled hole, and the tail is upset, or bucked (i. ...
- Rivet is a shareware application for Mac OS X 10.5, developed by Cynical Peak Software. It was first released on April 12, 2008. The Little App Factory purchased Rivet in 2010 for an undisclosed sum.
- A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end; any fixed point or certain basis; a light kind of footman's armour (back-formation from almain-rivet); to attach or fasten parts by using rivets; to ...
